21 September 1888, Detective Robert Murray dies in a fire on Barkly Road. 21 September 1905, The first principal of Girls High School, Miss E.L. Redford, dies. TRAGIC DEATH OF A POLICEMAN Robert Murray was born in Ireland, the eldest ...
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 16 DECEMBER
16 DECEMBER 1848, Title deeds to the farm Bultfontein granted to JF Otto. 16 DECEMBER 1899, Mayor of Beaconsfield, Fred Blacking, dies in harness. DID YOU KNOW There were many diggers who moved away from the crowded alluvial diggings along ...
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